LOUISE
THE POET
About
Me.
I'm a professional poet and inter-disciplinary
artist based in the North of England.
In 2019 I became a Director of Write Out Loud
and associate artist at Wigan STEAM.
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I teach creative writing as a freelance
and at The Secret Writers Club
and Ink Inc. Young Writers.
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Appeared on TELEVISION: BBC 1.
RADIO: BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4,
BBC Radio Lancashire and Manchester.
NEWSPAPER. Blogged for The Guardian.
Appeared in The Daily Mirror.
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MA in Creative Writing (Distinction)
Edge Hill University
BA (hons) Theatre Studies with Creative Writing 2:1
Lancaster University.
NVQ Level 4 Careers Advice and Guidance
Experienced teacher.
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My jobs before poetry have included NHS operations
manager, careers advisor, library manager,
arts festival producer, storyteller,
literacy co-ordinator, podium dancer,
warehouse operative and KFC All Star,
in no particular order.
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Publications:
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For age 14+
Books
The Lolitas (2019) Verve Poetry Press Bird St.:Selected Performance Poetry 2009-2019
(2020)The Secret Writers Club Press
DUE SEPTEMBER! The Uniform Factory (2020) Verve Poetry Press
Audio collections
Love Is A Battlefield(2015) Nymphs & Thugs
Bird St. (2015) Nymphs & Thugs
Council House Poetry (2018)Double CD. Nymphs & Thugs
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Shows
The Book of Dave
Micro-commission with Izzy Brittain
for Pen:chant and The Turnpike Art Gallery.
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Council House Poetry
Edinburgh Fringe Show
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Love Is A Battlefield
Dancepoetry with Giorgio Deca. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3, Arc, Contact and New Writing North.
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For children and families
The Sleepover: a re-imagining of
'The Princess and The Pea'
Commissioned by the Rural Touring Network,
Just So Children's Festival and Big Imaginations.
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The Woman Who Turned Into An Eyeball (2016)
Commissioned by and in collaboration with
C03 Dance Company
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Robot Aliens Stole My Ipig (2016)
A collaboration with Blue Moose Dance Company and
Save Our Stories. Commissioned by Lancashire Encounter
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Writer for:
The Knotted Project Outside The Igloo (2019)
Hawk Dance Theatre Getting From A to B (2018)
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Dramaturg and director for:
Helena Ascough The Snow-ish Queen (2019)
Commissioned by Frontline Arts Festival
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'a great performer' 'a voice that tingles
Will Self with promise'
Ian McMillan BBC Radio 3
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'That was amazing and I've been a poet for 34 years.
Will you come and do my festival?'
Attila the Stockbroker
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'a class act...we love her and so will you'
John Cooper Clarke